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Gettysburg
College
Pre-Health
Professions Club
The Gettysburg College Pre-Health Professions Club is open
to everyone who is considering a career in medicine or an
allied health profession. Working closely with the
Health Professions Committee
and such College services as the
Center
for Career Development, the PHPC seeks to provide
a forum for students interested in learning more about possible health
professions careers through regular club meetings, discussions, guest speakers, field
trips, volunteer work, conferences, and graduate and professional
school fairs.
Come join us!
This is a
very active club1 that welcomes you to join and participate!!
Any questions? Feel free to contact a member of the Executive
Board.
Meetings are bi-weekly and begin at
7:00 p.m. in Science Center
200,
unless otherwise posted.
Fall 2009
Meetings and Events2:
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Thursday,
September 10: |
First Meeting of
the Year |
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Terrence J. Forster, MD,
Internal Medicine and Allergy/ Immunology/ |
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Rheumatology,
speaker; Introduction of Executive Committee; |
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planning for coming year;
and
pizza! |
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Thursday,
September 17: |
Advising Session for Juniors with Kris
Stuempfle and Kate Mattson |
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11:30 a.m. - 1:00 pm, Science Center 300 |
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Tuesday,
September 22: |
Blood Borne Pathogens Workshop with Janice Onieal
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Science Center 200,
6:00 p.m. - 6:55 p.m. |
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Thursday,
September 24: |
Students Tell-All - Pre-health students share
their experiences in
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the
healthcare field, including internships, research,
shadowing
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and study
abroad, and explain how you can find opportunities, too! |
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Friday,
October 2: |
Christine Wynd, Dean of Nursing at
Ursuline College
and Board |
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Member of
University Hospitals Case
Western
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Noon,
McCreary Hall, Room 101 |
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Wednesday, October
7: |
T-Shirt Contest Designs Due (send to Campus Box 2311)
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The winning prize is a $50 gift certificate to College Bookstore! |
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Thursday, October
8: |
Rebecca
Cannon, MPAS, PA-C, Gettysburg Adult Medicine
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Thursday,
October 15: |
Advising Session for Sophomores with Kris
Stuempfle and |
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Kate
Mattson,11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Science Center 300 |
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Wednesday,
October 21: |
Volunteer for
Campus Kitchens
from 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. (if inter- |
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ested
in this great program, please contact Lauren Schmidt) |
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Thursday,
October 22: |
Lou Hammann, '51,
Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, on |
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current health care issues,
Noon in CUB 260 |
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Saturday,
October 24: |
Primary Care Day
at Penn State University College of Medicine,
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Hershey
(transportation provided) |
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Monday,
October 26: |
Volunteer for
Campus Kitchens
from 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. |
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Tuesday, October
27: |
Graduate and Professional
Schools Fair 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., CUB
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(see
http://www.gettysburg.edu/career
for additional information) |
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Salus University
7:00 p.m. Science Center 200 - a representative |
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will
discuss the universities optometry program, as well as touch on |
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some of the other programs they have, including audiology and |
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physician assistant |
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ALSO: Signup to volunteer
on Saturday, November 14, for Ronald |
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McDonald
House - AND voting on club tee
shirt design |
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Thursday, October
29: |
Commonwealth Medical College - Jenna Strzelecki,
Admissions |
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Coordinator
and Recruiter |
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1:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Science Center 300 |
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University of Pennsylvania Master of Medical
Physics Graduate |
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Program - Kate Spillane, Director |
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3:00 p.m., Masters 110 (Mara Auditorium) |
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Wednesday, November 4: |
Academic Planning Fair, 4:00 p.m. - 6:00
p.m., Specialty Dining |
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(for additional information,
please contact
Jennifer Cole,
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Academic
Advising |
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Thursday, November
5: |
Martin Schroeder, DDS, MAGD,
Biglerville, PA (7:00 p.m. SC 200) |
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Thursday,
November 12: |
FALL CONVOCATION, 11:30
a.m. - 1:00 p.m. , Christ Chapel: |
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Rebecca
Walker, Author and Activist |
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Blood Borne Pathogens Workshop with Janice Onieal,
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Science
Center 200, 6:00 p.m. - 6:55 p.m. |
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Thursday,
November 19: |
Advising Session for First Year Students with Kris
Stuempfle |
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and Katy Mattson, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Science Center 300 |
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Thursday, November
19: |
David E. Fuchs, MD, CMD, Board
Certified Family Physician |
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and Geriatrician, Lancaster, PA (SC 200) and
pizza! |
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Saturday,
November 21: |
AED Health
Professions Conference - Meet the Deans -
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Temple University School of Medicine
(transportation provided) |
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Thursday,
December: |
Meeting, Speaker To Be Announced |
Keep in touch -
more to come!!
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1
To get an idea of just how active, see
meetings and events in
2004-05,
2005-06,
2006-07,
2007-08, and
2008-09
2Club
members will be notified of speakers and events through email, once they
have completed the
Health Professions Registration
form and submitted it
to Dr. Stuempfle (see
http://www.gettysburg.edu/~jujones/health_professions/Registration.pdf).
Back to Gettysburg College
Health Professions pages or
Student Activities
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